Idioms of distress, healing and coping behaviours among urban Aymara women in El Alto, Bolivia

This thesis reports a qualitative ethnographic study conducted in a small sample of local informants composed of Aymara women living in El Alto, an urban-poor setting in the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. The aims of the study were the following: What are the local idioms of distress, main explanator...

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Main Author: Martel-Latendresse, Fannie
Other Authors: Duncan Pedersen (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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